Tracklist

CD 1: Clarence Williams
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1Whoop It Up
cornet:
Ed Allen (trumpeter) (on 1929-06-21)
drums (drum set):
Floyd Casey (on 1929-06-21)
piano:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (on 1929-06-21)
tenor saxophone:
Arville Harris (on 1929-06-21)
trombone:
Wilbur de Paris (on 1929-06-21)
tuba [brass bass]:
Cyrus St. Clair (on 1929-06-21)
vocals:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (on 1929-06-21)
Clarence Williams2:52
2I’m Not Worrying
cornet:
Ed Allen (trumpeter) (on 1929-06-21)
drums (drum set):
Floyd Casey (on 1929-06-21)
piano:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (on 1929-06-21)
tenor saxophone:
Arville Harris (on 1929-06-21)
trombone:
Wilbur de Paris (on 1929-06-21)
tuba [brass bass]:
Cyrus St. Clair (on 1929-06-21)
vocals:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (on 1929-06-21)
Clarence Williams3:04
3High Society
cornet:
Ed Allen (trumpeter) (on 1929-07-02)
drums (drum set) and washboard:
Floyd Casey (on 1929-07-02)
piano:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (on 1929-07-02)
recording of:
High Society (Armand J. Piron/Clarence Williams) (on 1929-07-02)
writer:
Armand J. Piron and Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
is based on:
High Society (jazz standard, with lyrics added c. 1920s to a 1901 march, supposedly never performed except instrumentally)
Clarence Williams3:11
4Whoop It Up
cornet:
Ed Allen (trumpeter) (on 1929-07-02)
drums (drum set) and washboard:
Floyd Casey (on 1929-07-02)
piano:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (on 1929-07-02)
Clarence Williams3:18
5A Pane in the Glass
banjo:
Leroy Harris (on 1929-08-26)
cornet:
Ed Allen (trumpeter) (on 1929-08-26) and Ed Anderson (early jazz trumpeter) (on 1929-08-26)
piano:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (on 1929-08-26)
reeds:
Arville Harris (on 1929-08-26) and Russell Procope (on 1929-08-26)
trombone:
Julius "Geechie" Fields (on 1929-08-26)
tuba [brass bass]:
Cyrus St. Clair (on 1929-08-26)
Clarence Williams3:02
6Freeze Out
banjo:
Leroy Harris (on 1929-08-26)
cornet:
Ed Allen (trumpeter) (on 1929-08-26) and Ed Anderson (early jazz trumpeter) (on 1929-08-26)
piano:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (on 1929-08-26)
reeds:
Arville Harris (on 1929-08-26) and Russell Procope (on 1929-08-26)
trombone:
Julius "Geechie" Fields (on 1929-08-26)
tuba [brass bass]:
Cyrus St. Clair (on 1929-08-26)
recording of:
Freeze Out (on 1929-08-26)
composer:
Fats Waller
Clarence Williams2:51
7Nervous Breakdown
banjo:
Leroy Harris (on 1929-09-26)
cornet:
Ed Allen (trumpeter) (on 1929-09-26) and Ed Anderson (early jazz trumpeter) (on 1929-09-26)
piano:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (on 1929-09-26)
reeds:
Arville Harris (on 1929-09-26) and Russell Procope (on 1929-09-26)
trombone:
Julius "Geechie" Fields (on 1929-09-26)
tuba [brass bass]:
Cyrus St. Clair (on 1929-09-26)
Clarence Williams2:48
8Railroad Rhythm
banjo:
Leroy Harris (on 1929-09-26)
cornet:
Ed Allen (trumpeter) (on 1929-09-26) and Ed Anderson (early jazz trumpeter) (on 1929-09-26)
piano:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (on 1929-09-26)
reeds:
Arville Harris (on 1929-09-26) and Russell Procope (on 1929-09-26)
trombone:
Julius "Geechie" Fields (on 1929-09-26)
tuba [brass bass]:
Cyrus St. Clair (on 1929-09-26)
Clarence Williams3:06
9You’ve Got to Give Me Some
clarinet:
Arville Harris (on 1929-10-09)
piano:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (on 1929-10-09)
trumpet:
Charlie Gaines (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1929-10-09)
washboard:
Floyd Casey (on 1929-10-09)
vocals:
Margaret Webster (on 1929-10-09)
recording of:
You've Got to Give Me Some (on 1929-10-09)
writer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
Clarence Williams2:57
10I’ve Got What It Takes
clarinet:
Arville Harris (on 1929-10-09)
piano:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (on 1929-10-09)
trumpet:
Charlie Gaines (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1929-10-09)
washboard:
Floyd Casey (on 1929-10-09)
vocals:
Margaret Webster (on 1929-10-09)
Clarence Williams3:15
11You Don’t Understand
piano:
James P. Johnson (on 1929-11-19) and Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (on 1929-11-19)
reeds:
Arville Harris (on 1929-11-19)
trumpet:
Charlie Gaines (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1929-11-19)
washboard:
Floyd Casey (on 1929-11-19)
vocals:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (on 1929-11-19)
Clarence Williams3:05
12(Oh! Baby) What Makes Me Love You So?
piano:
James P. Johnson (on 1929-11-19) and Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (on 1929-11-19)
reeds:
Arville Harris (on 1929-11-19)
trumpet:
Charlie Gaines (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1929-11-19)
washboard:
Floyd Casey (on 1929-11-19)
vocals:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (on 1929-11-19)
Clarence Williams3:24
13Zonky
banjo:
Leroy Harris (on 1929-12-03)
piano:
James P. Johnson (on 1929-12-03)
reeds:
Arville Harris (on 1929-12-03) and Don Redman (on 1929-12-03)
trombone:
Julius "Geechie" Fields (on 1929-12-03)
trumpet:
Leonard Davis (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1929-12-03)
vocals:
Eva Taylor (on 1929-12-03)
recording of:
Zonky (on 1929-12-03)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Fats Waller
Clarence Williams2:47
14You’ve Got to Be Modernistic
banjo:
Leroy Harris (on 1929-12-03)
piano:
James P. Johnson (on 1929-12-03)
reeds:
Arville Harris (on 1929-12-03) and Don Redman (on 1929-12-03)
trombone:
Julius "Geechie" Fields (on 1929-12-03)
trumpet:
Leonard Davis (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1929-12-03)
vocals:
Eva Taylor (on 1929-12-03)
recording of:
You've Got to Be Modernistic (on 1929-12-03)
composer:
James P. Johnson
Clarence Williams2:52
15What If We Do
cornet:
Ed Allen (trumpeter) (on 1929-12-06)
jug:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (on 1929-12-06)
piano:
Willie “The Lion” Smith (on 1929-12-06)
Clarence Williams3:04
16Wipe ’em Off
cornet:
Ed Allen (trumpeter) (on 1930-01-03)
jug:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (on 1930-01-03)
piano:
Willie “The Lion” Smith (on 1930-01-03)
Clarence Williams2:42
17Left All Alone With the Blues
banjo:
Leroy Harris (on 1930-01-15)
piano:
James P. Johnson (on 1930-01-15)
reeds:
Arville Harris (on 1930-01-15) and Russell Procope (on 1930-01-15)
trombone:
Julius "Geechie" Fields (on 1930-01-15)
trumpet:
Charlie Gaines (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1930-01-15)
tuba:
Cyrus St. Clair (on 1930-01-15)
Clarence Williams3:31
18I’ve Found a New Baby
banjo:
Leroy Harris (on 1930-01-15)
piano:
James P. Johnson (on 1930-01-15)
reeds:
Arville Harris (on 1930-01-15) and Russell Procope (on 1930-01-15)
trombone:
Julius "Geechie" Fields (on 1930-01-15)
trumpet:
Charlie Gaines (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1930-01-15)
tuba:
Cyrus St. Clair (on 1930-01-15)
instrumental recording of:
I’ve Found a New Baby (on 1930-01-15)
writer:
Jack Palmer (Jazz pianist and composer) and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
Clarence Williams3:38
19How Could I Be Blue?
piano:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (on 1930-01-31)
spoken vocals:
James P. Johnson (on 1930-01-31)
Clarence Williams3:26
20I’ve Found a New Baby
piano:
Jimmy Johnson (on 1930-01-31) and Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (on 1930-01-31)
spoken vocals:
James P. Johnson (on 1930-01-31)
recording of:
I’ve Found a New Baby (on 1930-01-31)
writer:
Jack Palmer (Jazz pianist and composer) and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
Clarence Williams2:53
21Whip Me With Plenty of Love
piano:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (on 1930-04-23)
reeds:
Prince Robinson (on 1930-04-23)
washboard:
Floyd Casey (on 1930-04-23)
Clarence Williams3:11
22Worn Out Blues
piano:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (on 1930-04-23)
reeds:
Prince Robinson (on 1930-04-23)
washboard:
Floyd Casey (on 1930-04-23)
Clarence Williams3:15
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